Davidson Academy Wins 2017 Nevada Science Bowl

National Nuclear Security Administration/Nevada Field Office P.O. Box 98518, Las Vegas, NV 89193 • 702-295-3521 • fax: 702-295-0154 News Media Contact: For Immediate Release: Dan Burns, 702-295-5071 (Office) February 4, 2017 [email protected] Tracy Bower, 702-295-0961 (Office) (702) 493-8611 (Cell) [email protected] Davidson Academy Wins Nevada Science Bowl Team will represent Nevada at National Science Bowl LAS VEGAS - After an energetic and exciting competition among 32 high school teams, the Davidson Academy from Reno emerged as champions of the 2017 Nevada Science Bowl. Clark High School from Las Vegas finished second, with Palo Verde High School taking third, and Rancho High School fourth. The top 12 teams received cash prizes for their school’s math/science department. As champions, Davidson Academy received $5,000 and will continue on to represent Nevada at the U.S. Department of Energy’s annual National Science Bowl® in Washington D.C., the largest national science competition. More than 150 of the best students in Nevada practice for months preparing for the Nevada Science Bowl, Nevada’s premiere academic competition. The Nevada Science Bowl features a fast-paced format where students “buzz-in” and answer tough questions covering biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, astronomy and more. The Nevada Science Bowl encourages and fosters student growth in math and science. Sponsors of the Nevada Science Bowl include: the National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Field Office, National Security Technologies (NSTec), Northrop Grumman, Centerra Nevada, and Navarro. PRIZE WINNING NEVADA SCIENCE BOWL TEAMS: 1st Place: $5,000 Davidson Academy (Reno) 7th Place: $300 Coral Academy of Science, Las Vegas 2ndPlace: $2,500 Clark High School (Las Vegas) 7th Place: $300 Green Valley High School, Henderson 3rd Place: $1,500 Palo Verde (Las Vegas) 9th Place: $100 Cedar High School Cedar City, UT 4th Place: $1000: Rancho High School, Las Vegas 9th-Place: $100 Coral Academy of Science, Reno 5th Place: $500: The Meadows School, Las Vegas 9th Place: $100 Coronado High School, Henderson 5th Place: $500: Northwest Career & Technical 9th Place: $100 Legacy High School, North Las Vegas Academy, Las Vegas http://www.nnss.gov • www.facebook.com/NNSANevada • www.twitter.com/NNSANevada -MORE- National Nuclear Security Administration/Nevada Field Office P.O. Box 98518, Las Vegas, NV 89193 • 702-295-3521 • fax: 702-295-0154 Davidson Academy students won the 2017 Nevada Science Bowl. They will travel to Washington, D.C. this spring to compete in the National Science Bowl. Follow the NNSS on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/NNSANevada and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/NNSANevada. The Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) and its related facilities help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by: supporting the stewardship of the nation’s nuclear deterrent; providing nuclear and radiological emergency response capabilities and training; contributing to key nonproliferation and arms control initiatives; executing national-level experiments in support of the National Laboratories; working with national security customers and other federal agencies on important national security activities; and providing long-term environmental stewardship of the NNSS’s Cold War legacy. The NNSS falls under the jurisdiction of the National Nuclear Security Administration, a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The Site’s operations are government-controlled and contractor-operated. They are overseen by DOE’s Nevada Field Office, headquartered in North Las Vegas. ### NR-17-0010 http://www.nnss.gov • www.facebook.com/NNSANevada • www.twitter.com/NNSANevada .

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